2025 Speakers
Gaurav Mathur, CEO, gamedevmap
While at Penumbra, Gaurav synthesized research and clinical input with art and design direction for Virtual Reality therapy games as Creative Director for External Studios. He was the founding Art Director of the REAL System internal studio, where he guided development of Happy Valley, an innovative stroke rehabilitation therapy game and Penumbra's debut title.
Gaurav's background in world building includes work on video games such as the critically acclaimed Grim Fandango and Psychonauts, the bestseller Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, and the beloved Skylanders console games. He was the Art Department Director at Factor 5.
Gaurav has been a Portfolio Review Panelist since 2019. He was a Judge and a Mentor with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) for over a decade. He served as a Judge and a Juror in the Excellence in Visual Art category for the Independent Games Festival (IGF) in 2022 and 2024, and as a Judge for IGF 2025.
Gaurav launched gamedevmap in 2005 as the world's first curated living map and catalog of game development.
